entire, fomewhat contra&ted mear the point, which is obtufe, — 
-ftanding on fhort foot-ftalks, and turning black: the flowers are 
placed on Jarge footftalks, which ufaally come “out in’ pairs : 
_ the Calyx is deeply divided into four fegments, which quickly 
turn back : Petals four, white, fearce perceptibly edged with 
hairs, turning back with the calyx, and quickly falling: S¢a- 
mina numerous, inferted into the ‘bafe of the calyx, which 
forms a kind of fquare receptacle; thefe alfo foon fall off, 
leaving the calyx and ‘ftyle ftanding: Germen fmall, ufually 
- ImperieGs = = as . 
Dr. Brown, in his Hiftory of Jamaica, fays, “ this little 
“ tree is frequent in the red hills, and remarkable for its 
“ flender branches and ‘myrtle leaves; it is now commonly 
“ called Red-wood by the negroes, and is looked upon as a 
“ good timber wood, but it feldom grows above four of five 
“inches in diameter.” = 
